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Italy passes law to implement Kigali Amendment
EUROPE: The Italian government has passed the law to ratify and implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down…
AHR Expo returns but attendance is 40% down
USA: The AHR Expo made a welcome return to Las Vegas last week, but the attendance was nearly 40% down on the…
Recycling receives a boost at Daikin chiller plant
ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe claims to be using up to 400,000kg/yr of reclaimed R134a at its heat pump and chiller plant in…
Europe highlights revision of EN378
EUROPE: The European Commission has pinpointed a revision of EN 378 and the risk analysis process for flammable refrigerants as a priority…
Bock creates dual leadership
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bock GmbH has appointed Stephan Schumann as managing director sales and marketing….
Carrier reports sales up 18% to $20.6bn
USA: Carrier has reported sales of $20.6bn for 2021, up 18% on 2020 and reflecting organic sales growth of 15%….
Daikin sales up 25% in Q3
JAPAN: Daikin has recorded net sales of JPY2,301,939m ($20bn) in Q3, up 25% from the same period in 2020….
Daikin Europe boosts Ostend production
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has boosted production at its factory in Ostend with the installation of a new robotically-fed sheet metal line and…
Carrier to acquire Toshiba Carrier HVAC business
USA/JAPAN: Carrier has confirmed that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Toshiba’s ownership stake in the Toshiba Carrier air conditioning…
Toshiba to sell air conditioning business?
JAPAN: Toshiba is set to sell its stake in its Toshiba Carrier air conditioning business to its US joint venture partner Carrier…